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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: You Can Bank on This! (Part 2)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As in the first ', You Can BANK on This, you will learn that banking should not be confusing - it should be INTERESTING! Lesson Two will continue learning with Zing, but this time we will learn all about budgeting - and budgeting means...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: That's All I Have to Spend for a Whole Month?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As a part of the study of personal economics, students will research a career, costs of rent, insurance, food, transportation, etc. and prepare a monthly budget based on their research.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: A Penny Saved Is a Penny at 4.7% Earned

For Teachers 6th - 8th
There are lots of ways to receive income, and lots of ways to spend it. In this EconomicsMinute you will develop two budgets to help you decide how to allocate your income. Assuming you do not love making dollar bill rings.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Bouncing Ball Budgets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through an interactive game, students share spending decisions they've made in the past and start to think about their spending habits in new ways.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Budgeting for the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As a part of the online collaborative unit, Westward Ho!, young scholars will work in cooperative groups of 4-5 students to decide what items they need to take on the Oregon Trail, determine the cost of the items, and complete a ledger...
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Climate Literacy

Clean: The Earth's Heat Budget

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the effects of distance and angle on the input of solar radiation at the Earth's surface, the role played by albedo, and the heat capacity of land and water.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Role of Gov. National Debt v. Deficit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the website federalbudget.com, students research information about the federal budget. Includes questions and links to other budget websites.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Game: Decisions on Deadline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson explores Decisions On Deadline, a free, fun, and fast-paced browser and tablet-based game where players take on the role of journalists running down stories, working against time and a limited budget while navigating a string...
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iCivics

I Civics: Government Spending

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on a variety of topics related to government spending, including the federal budget, mandatory versus discretionary spending, and government debt.
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Save And Invest

Finra Investor Education Foundation: The True Cost of Owning a Car

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan highlights the true cost of purchasing and maintaining a car and emphasizes smart budgeting.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ten financial literacy lesson plans allow college students to build on their skills and cover topics such as budgeting, living on your own, managing credit cards, cars and loans, and saving and investing.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Plan, Save, Succeed! Achieving Financial Literacy Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will understand how a budget is created and how it can support good financial decision-making. They will begin to consider the role that saving plays in financial planning.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: New York With $1200

For Teachers 6th - 8th
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are Demopolis Middle School's first -place winner of the annual MATHATHON!!!!!!!!!! You and three of your classmates have been awarded an exciting trip to NEW YORK CITY! You will each be given $1200 to cover all...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Jesse 'The Body' Wants to Give Money Away!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During his campaign for governor of the State of Minnesota, former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura, promised to return to the taxpayers of Minnesota the budget surpluses that had been accumulating in the state. Upon...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will visit "A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget" and use the federal government website to obtain information which will help them understand basic information about the budget of the United States Government for the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Let's Move to College

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that teaches students how to prepare and stick to a budget as they prepare to head off to college and leave home.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Money Market

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to the money market.Students will learn about budget deficits, and specifically, the national debt. This resource is designed as a review for the AP...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: President Obama's Allowance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, students will identify different expenses in the US budget and will decide on the order of importance for different expenses.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Earth's Albedo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This engaging activity introduces students to the concept of albedo and how it relates to Earth's energy balance. They measure the albedo using maps, data tables, and a shaker filled with popcorn kernels. Then, they estimate the Earth's...
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Other

Tonya Skinner Business Ed Lesson Plans: Grocery Shopping

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners to plan a class party while organizing the budget details in a spreadsheet program. Learners will demonstrate computer skills in inputting data, formatting data, and...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Money Management

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This month-long experience educates students in differentiating between needs and wants, how to budget resources, and to gain an understanding of the workings of a capitalist society.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dream Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This unit teaches students to plan a trip with an itinerary, remain within a budget, and work cooperatively. It is a technology-based project that combines a study of mathematics, economics, geography, and social studies.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students often attend college and are faced with the mounting debt incurred from student loans. This lesson plan will guide through calculating repayment for students loans, preparing a monthly budget, and researching options for...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Scents Able Solution

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will use a variety of math operations to create a flower bouquet within a budget. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.

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